Plant- (e.g. lignin) and microbial-derived (e.g. microbial necromass) metabolic products are important sources of soil organic carbon (SOC) pool. Owing to the relative higher persistence of microbial-derived C, the composition of sources play a vital role in the stabilization of SOC pool. Me...

　　Soil water flow behavior generally includes two forms, preferential flow and matrix flow. The active degree of water flow directly affects solute flow, groundwater exchange and plant water uptake. In this study, we analyzed the soil water flow patterns and driving mechanisms in three differe...

　　Over the past two to three decades, Chinese forests are estimated to act as a significant carbon sink, yet the magnitude and spatial patterns of this sink differ considerably among studies. Using three microwave (L- and X-band vegetation optical depth (VOD)) and three optical (normalized dif...

　　Rapid global climate change is one of the serious threats to biodiversity. Forest tree species play important roles in maintaining the stability of ecosystem and improving ecosystem services. Understanding how the evolutionary process shape the landscape of genetic variation and contribute t...

　　Inputs and outputs of carbon (C), nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) are the needs to maintain functioning and development of ecosystem, and are also functions of ecosystem. Therefore, residence times of C and nutrients are important evidences to evaluate stability of ecosystem structure and fu...